Posted 318 days ago
I saw the first signs of something being wrong from my seat on a NJ Transit train into Hoboken. Though I did make it to that stop, by the time I did they had shut down all the train service and other public transportation both in to Manhattan and out of Hoboken.
Gallery of photos from the shores of the Hudson as I was stranded for the day.
Posted 385 days ago
Due to rain last night some town had postponed their 4th of July fireworks. Millburn, NJ was one of them
Posted 436 days ago
The above screenshot of a page from The Jersey Journal shows one of the most annoying web advertising I’ve come across in some time. Whether on purpose, or due to some insane twist of [random] fate the page in question displayed the same auto-playing video ad with audio in two ad spots on the page. Due to page load being what it is the audio was staggered by half a second or so making the unexpected audio even more obnoxious. Particularly as it was loaded in a background tab so I didn’t know where the sound was coming from at first.
The page also gets bonus points for displaying ads for police recruitment on a story about a highly decorated cop getting arrested.
Posted 465 days ago
Aside from the typical case of the blues that follows a few days without sun I wasn’t hit by the flooding rains the latest storms in the area. But many areas around me were, and new style media and news site launched a few months ago by some staff members at the Star-Ledger, TV Jersey has gathered up a number of videos [mostly from youtube ] from flooded areas around the state.
As for TV Jersey, while the site isn’t tying to do much or be real busy, it often touches on local sports clips and other events that might not get attention elsewhere. In doing so makes an interesting case study on how to gather the news when there are so many different people capturing it.
Posted 722 days ago
[Warning: The following post is not safe for Molly.]
Picking my head up from a few projects to pimp my latest flickr postings… My South Mountain Reservation Photo Set is about to hit 80 photos. All taken during my various strolls around the area including these from this past Saturday:
A sampling of some recent photos, bookmarks and news stories I've flagged elsewhere with this tag.
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The rivalry between two ice cream truck operators in Fair Lawn took a twist tonight when the vendor, who earlier accused his rival of attacking him, admitted he slashed himself before calling 911, police said.
The rivalry between two ice cream truck operators in Fair Lawn took a twist tonight when the vendor, who earlier accused his rival of attacking him, admitted he slashed himself before calling 911, police said.
Garret Mountain in West Paterson, designated "an important bird area" by the National Audubon Society, is being threatened, environmental advocates say, according to a report in the Herald News.
Itâs been 11 days since Newarkâs larger-than-life ex-mayor Sharpe James was found guilty in a complex fraud case involving sales of city land to his former mistress. But I canât stop thinking about it, because more than any other story that has come along since we got into the business of real-time news, this one showed how radically our world has changed â and how weâve changed with it.
A fenced-off, long-contaminated chunk of Liberty State Park is about to get a face-lift to become what federal and state officials are calling an urban wildlife refuge.
The state Supreme Court ruled today that under the New Jersey Constitution an Internet user has the right to privacy in the subscriber information maintained by the individual's Internet service provider.
One of our top goals at The Star-Ledger is to build and connect with local communities of interest across a wide variety of platforms â whether itâs NJ.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Blip.tv (and so onâ¦). Now weâre reaching out to developers to help us â by offering $5,000 for the best New Jersey-themed Facebook app launched between today and August 29.
The New Jersey state Supreme Court today dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman injured by a ricocheting puck during the warm-up before a Trenton Titans' hockey game.
Two men were released from police custody this morning after they took photos of Picatinny Arsenal Sunday afternoon, an incident that led to Route 15 in Morris County being shut for three hours last night.
Despite a letter with the Dover mayor's signature on it accepting an offer to translate parts of the town's website into Spanish, Mayor James Dodd now says he is still opposed to the idea.
One hundred years ago today, the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad opened for business with one mission – to get the passengers to and from the various railroad terminals on the Hudson County New Jersey side of the river to or from Manhattan who would otherwise have to take ferries.
The hunters gathered on Thursday at the glow of dawn on the icy slopes of South Mountain Reservation in Essex County. By sunrise, the thermometer had risen to 27 degrees and they were 30 feet up in tree stands, camouflaged and waiting.
Sharpshooters killed 20 deer during the fourth day of the Essex County-sponsored deer hunt in South Mountain Reservation today, bringing the deer-culling total to 139, officials said.
The problem with being a "surprise team" in the National Hockey League is that the surprise eventually wears off and the club still is expected to win.
WWOR/channel 9 got a wake-up call that it's supposed to be a New Jersey TV station when the FCC held a hearing about the station's license renewal. Critics say the station's license shouldn't be renewed because it has failed to discuss NJ news and issues.
A former Mrs. New Jersey was arrested in Essex Fells for writing bogus checks to purchase more than $70,000 of antique furniture, authorities said today.
Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy resigned yesterday, two weeks after dropping out of sight amid reports that he was under investigation for embellishing his military service record and possibly receiving disability benefits he did not deserve.
A mother tried to strangle her young daughter then ended her own life in the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge today, said Bill Koch, manager of the refuge based on police information.
Frustrated and confused Atlantic City residents have lately been asking "Where is the Mayor?" Bob Levy, the Mayor of the New Jersey gambling mecca, went missing last week without notice, leaving a power vacuum in his absence.
The Sands Casino Hotel will come crashing down Oct. 18 in a spectacular implosion that will light up the nighttime sky and give the Boardwalk some Las Vegas-style pyrotechnical pizazz.
Some council members will boycott opening over lack of city luxury box The thousands of invitations for the grand opening of the Devils arena in downtown Newark have yet to be addressed and mailed.
6 years later, fewer remembrances for horror we can't forget In Westfield, weeds have taken over the brick walkways around the 9/11 memorial and heavy traffic exhaust has left its mark on the obelisk.
Continental Airlines Inc. has decided to opt out of its deal for its name to appear on the home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and the NHL's New Jersey Devils, the arena's owner said Tuesday.
Divorce Lawyers Find Toll Records, Prove Spouses Lied About Whereabouts There's some potentially troubling and telling news for all you motorists out there who may be taking the Turnpike for the worst crime in marriage: cheating on your significant other.
There are those in the environmental movement who measure progress in greenhouse gas emissions or pesticide use. Meryl Frank measures it in empty seats.
How serious is Belmar about cracking down on noise after dark? Just ask Joseph Palermo, who was fined $572 for letting a woman ring the bell on his bicycle. Of course, it was 1:45 a.m. and he had already been warned by police twice to stop.
A Jersey City woman made a shocking discovery on her lawn this morning when she noticed a military rocket launcher lying in the grass.
Construction is moving along on the new Prudential Center in downtown Newark. Check out the progress as New Jersey Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek takes us on a tour. (Video by John Munson)
It was just six inches.
New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi will be the first act to rock "The Rock," the state's newest arena, officials announced Wednesday.
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. A bear wandered into a backyard in this North Jersey suburb Sunday morning and eluded state and local authorities for several hours by shimmying up a high tree.
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. A bear wandered into a backyard in this North Jersey suburb Sunday morning and eluded state and local authorities for several hours by shimmying up a high tree.
Three Maplewood firefighters suffered smoke inhalation yesterday when a firetruck parked in a bay in their stationhouse caught fire and they put out the blaze, officials said.
Tissot and officer Michael Molnar found a broken window to the left of the door. The burglar had knocked over an ATM machine inside. Police searched the area, and minutes later, Lt.
Tissot and officer Michael Molnar found a broken window to the left of the door. The burglar had knocked over an ATM machine inside. Police searched the area, and minutes later, Lt.
More than 100 men have been charged with lewdness or sexual activity in South Mountain Reservation as part of a 15-month crackdown on gay trysts in the park, authorities said yesterday.
More than 100 men have been charged with lewdness or sexual activity in South Mountain Reservation as part of a 15-month crackdown on gay trysts in the park, authorities said yesterday.
Volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of South Mountain Reservation, NJ
South Mountain Reservation covers 2,047.14 acres in the central section of Essex County, New Jersey, extending through the municipalities of West Orange, Maplewood, and Millburn, bordering South Orange, between the first and second ridges of the Watchung Mountain Range. The presence of the early Delaware Native Americans lingers in the name given to the Watchungs - the high hills.
